Commercial cargo bike use

Can electric cargo bikes be an efficient and sustainable addition to the fleets of companies and businesses in the state capital of Stuttgart? The state capital of Stuttgart is investigating this question with the "flottes Gewerbe" program to promote the use of commercial cargo bikes.

With the "flottes Gewerbe" program, the state capital of Stuttgart provides selected Stuttgart companies and businesses with an e-cargo bike free of charge for testing in everyday operations. One of the main aims of the program is to support those involved in commercial transport in their transition to more sustainable business mobility.

Saving time by avoiding traffic jams and not having to search for a parking space unnecessarily is something that all of us, especially business people, would probably like when traveling in the Stuttgart city area. If this time saving can then be combined with a reduction in pollutant and noise emissions, it not only sounds like a great solution for tradespeople, but also for the climate and the environment.

Interested businesses and companies were able to apply to be test pioneers in spring 2022. A total of nine companies were selected from the numerous applications, each of which had different operational requirements for the cargo bikes.

After extensive consultation with employees of the Berlin-based project forge cargobike.jetzt GmbH, a suitable e-cargo bike was selected and made available for a practical test lasting several weeks. A camera team accompanied the selected companies during the test phase.

The long version of the video report on the "flottes Gewerbe" program can be found on the  "Stuttgart gets around" homepage (opens in a new tab). The final report on the "flottes Gewerbe"  project (opens in a new tab) project (opens in a new tab) to promote the use of commercial cargo bikes in Stuttgart also provides information on the pilot year 2022.